Admiral Dewey Discusses Hobson and Manila Sinking Claims
Sayville Sept 21. Admiral Dewey confirms he did not claim the Spanish ships at Manila were sunk by his guns. He notes three vessels Isla de Cuba Ist. de Luzon and Don Juan de Avatria were saved after repairs in Hong Kong and asserts he saw an eight inch shell strike the Rei s Maria Christina. The admiral defended Hobson against misquoting and explained reporting of destruction versus sinking.
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Cavite
Mr. Hobson
Hazleton Coal Strike Turmoil Warms Hazleton District
Hazleton Pa Sept 21 reports say the United Mine Workers strike in the anthracite region grows. Union officials meet with strikers while operators remain firm. arrests and vigilante rumors swirl as schisms widen in Luzerne Schuylkill and Carbon counties.
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Daily Bulletin
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Markle Brothers
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United Mine Workers’ Unions
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Sherif Harvey
Luzerne Borough
Coal Strike Disrupts Scranton Trolley Service
Scranton residents face public transport trouble as coal shortages halt normal operations. Workers at the Columbus washery withhold culm for the electric light plant, forcing the trolley company to run on unwashed fuel. About half of the supply is incombustible, creating severe service issues.
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Philadelphia
Reading Coal
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Scranton
General Maximo Gomez Emerges in Cuban Politics
General Maximo Gomez, long a prominent figure from the Cuban war era, is highlighted as a leading candidate for president of a potential new republic. The article notes delegates to a constitutional convention and the possible establishment of home government for the island.
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Martial law ends in Galveston as civil authorities take charge
Galveston society wakes to rebuilt order as Mayor Jones declares martial law ends at noon and civil authorities assume control. Militia will stay on duty for 20 days to curb looting. guards shoot a burglar and cremation of corpses continues. Capt. Page estimates 1,000 bodies remain. Labor shifts to massive rescues with 2,000 workers and more to follow. Other Texas storm death tolls list hundreds in Arcadia Alvin Alta Loma Arcola Angleton near Brazoria and more.
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Patton
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Geologist Wright to Explore Siberia for Deluge Evidence
Rev Dr George Wright of Oberlin College plans a Siberian journey to excavate earth strata from the biblical flood era. He will then traverse the Caucasus to Ararat and toward Smyrna to seek remains of ancient sea deposits, testing the historic deluge theory.
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Homilitic Review
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Oberlin College
Ohio
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Palestine
Wright
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Death of Gen McLernand in Springfield Illinois
Gen John A McLernand dies at 88 after long illness. He served the Union under Grant and Logan in battles including Fort Donelson Shiloh and Vicksburg. Survived by wife two daughters and one son. another son Sol Edward McLernand was unable to attend. Obituary notes prominent service and age.
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Clernand Burg
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Sol
Edward McClernand
Cebu Province
Philippines
China Situation and Boxer Rebellion Debates Reach Cabinet
Washington report notes diplomatic exchanges with Germany Russia and France over Chinese ringleaders withdrawal and peace talks. German note to be answered with a declination while Russian memorandum and French verbal inquiry receive formal responses. General Chaffee distributes rice for the poor as US forces consider security of trade and restraint from further expeditions. An Anglo American force of 1300 heads to San Hai Tien to disperse Boxers and seize the arsenal.
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Champion Wins 15 Mile Tricycle Race at Washington Park
Albert Champion of France won the 15 mile race in 20 47 3 3 at Washington Park yesterday in an international contest against Ridgeway of Britain and Skinner of Austria. Champion led from the start, with only a brief slip in mile twelve. The American competitor finished second, several hundred yards back, as Ridgeway failed to challenge.
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Skinner
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